Ashwini Vaishnaw takes Mumbai local train, discusses major infra upgrades in city

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday boarded a Mumbai local train and discussed major upcoming infra upgrades in the city the Central Railway saidAshwini Vaishnaw boarded the Ambernath slow local train During his journey he also provided insights into the 12 major projects planned for the enhancement of Mumbais railway network an official statement saidBridging Today with TomorrowAshwiniVaishnaw Honble Minister for Railways interacting with commuters while traveling in a local train to discuss future developments and enhancementsCentralRailway MumbaiLocal pictwittercomDconYHdE90mdash Central Railway Central_Railway September 13 2024Vaishnaw elaborated on the 12 significant projects aimed at upgrading Mumbairsquos railway infrastructure These projects are expected to enhance efficiency safety and comfort for passengers The initiatives include modernising stations increasing train frequencies and improving signaling systems the Central Railway saidMumbai local train are said to be the lifeline of lakhs of MumbaikarsDuring his travel in a Mumbai local train Vaishnaw also chatted up with commuters travelling in trainAccording to the PTI Vaishnaw boarded the suburban train at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in south Mumbai at 234 pm and alighted at Bhandup station at 318 pm after his 27 kmlong journey AshwiniVaishnaw 12 MumbaiLocal CentralRailway pictwittercomJtj4uvToxMmdash Central Railway Central_Railway September 13 2024Railway officials said Vaishnaw who was in the city for an awards ceremony boarded a second class coach of the Ambernathbound slow local train and got down at Bhandup stationAshwini Vaishnaw is also visiting a Ganesh mandal in the city during the ongoing Ganesh festival an official saidCentral Railway General Manager Dharam Veer Meena and other senior officials accompanied Vaishnaw during the train journeyIn an official statement the Central Railway said that Ashwini Vaishnaw also inspected Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj TerminusBefore the start of inspection Vaishnaw prostrated before the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj under the Central dome He visited the CSMT Heritage building portico and grand staircase He viewed the miniature 3D model of the planned redevelopement of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus amp reviewed the plan and current status of development with keen interest in overall development it saidConducting a routine inspection Vaishnaw visited the Suburban concourse and interacted with the Station Manager and staff on duty He inquired about progress of redevelopment work of RLDA and Yard remodeling of CSMT station Later Vaishnaw boarded 1434 hrs Ambarnath local train He travelled in the secondclass compartment and interacted with the passengers and media persons the statement saidWhile addressing media Vaishnaw gave details of the various projects under execution for Mumbai Region amp their current status He informed that total projects of more than 300 kms length and worth Rs16240 crores are under execution presently in Mumbai Metropolitan Region These include projects on Central Railway viz CSMTKurla 5th amp 6th line 175 Km project of which PhaseI Parel ndash Kurla of 101Km is targeted to be completed by December 2025 Kalyan ndash Asangaon 4th line 32 Km project for which land acquisition is in progress TDC Dec 2026 Phasel Asangaon Kasara TDC Feb 2025 amp PhaseII Kalyan Asangaon TDC Dec 2025 of KalyanKasara 3rd line 67 Km project and NilajeKopar double chord line 5 Km project is under progressIt also includes MRVCrsquos projects namely PanvelKarjat 296 Km suburban corridor whose Earth work tunneling and bridge works is in progress and likely to be completed by December 2025 AiroliKalwa elevated suburban corridor link project whose PhaseI Digha Gaon Station has already been commissioned Utility shifting earth work and bridge work of Kalyan Badlapur 3rd amp 4th line 1405 Km project is in progress TDC Dec 2025 Earth work and bridge work of VirarDahanu Road 3rd amp 4th line 64 Km project is in progress and Utility shifting for BorivaliVirar 5th amp 6th line 26Km project is also ongoing TDC Dec 2027 Western Railwayrsquos Mumbai CentralBorivali 6th line 30 Km project of which Khar Goregaon section 89 Km is commissioned and rest Goregaon Borivali 82 Km is targeted to be completed by March 2025 also for Naigaon Juichandra double chord line 6 Km project work is under progressHe travelled by the slow local up to Bhandup station where he deboarded for the next scheduled program At Bhandup Vaishnaw stated that all the employees are part of my family honored their request and took selfie with themMihir Kotecha Honrsquoble MLA Mulund Dharam Veer Meena General Manager Central Railway Rajnish Goyal Divisional Railway Manager Mumbai Division various Principal Head of Departments and Other Senior Officers of Central Railway were also present during the inspection the statement saidwith PTI inputs